Members of Congress sing 'The National Anthem'outside the Capitol during the 12th anniversary ceremony of the 9/11 terror attacks Wednesday.

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Diane Medved
| Guest columnist

For some political superstars on both the right and the left, the designation "moderate" has become a dirty word. With Congress just returning to Washington to take up critical issues, that's a disaster.

Sarah Palin, for instance, ripped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a "go along to get along" politician who has abandoned the "don't tread on me" principles of true conservatism. This might come as something of a surprise to angry Garden State Democrats who have battled Christie as a confrontational, right-wing ideologue.